Four Crew dead in head-on collision on IC in Miss.

[nolatron]

Saw this this morning on a mailing list:

FOUR CREW DEAD IN HEAD-ON COLLISION ON IC

BENTONIA, Miss. ˆ Four crew members of two Illinois Central Railroad
freight trains are reported dead following a head-on collision
northeast of here around 4:15 a.m. July 10 near Anding in Yazoo
County, northeast of Bentonia.

The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching an
investigator and the UTU Transportation Safety Team will provide the
NTSB with assistance. The investigation likely will be hampered by
heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Dennis.

An unknown number of railcars derailed and at least one railcar
caught fire due to leaking vegetable oil and the fire has been
extinguished.

One train had 117 cars and three locomotives; a second train had 137
cars and four locomotives.

Identification of the dead crew members is being withheld pending
notification of their families.

IC is part of CN North America.

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Stories can be found here:

http://news.google.com/news?q=train+collision

 

[siderod]

I was under the impression that only one crew member was dead, and that the other 3 were in serious though stable condition.

hmmmmm
Later
AR

 

[brakie]

When I was railroadin' for a livin' one of my worst fears was a head on or rear end wreck..However,like all railroaders I knew the risks involved.
It is always sad when death rides the rails.